Bluegills Are In The Weeds

62 degree surface water
45 Ft thermocline
20 Ft visibility

• Bluegills are in the weeds and fisherman are having good luck with waxworms and ice jigs or black ants. The Mill pond has some nice fish showing up but you must fish close to the lily pads for the big gills. Any thick weed bed on the main lake will produce most nights although you should pay attention to wind direction and try to fish the calm areas.
• Northern pike are starting to show up in the weeds. Numerous fisherman have had bluegills taken off their lines by the pike cruising the weeds. Use spinnerbaits, rapalas, or large chubs for some action over the weeds.
• Smallmouth action has been spotty during the mid-day. Top water has been good during early and late periods of the day. When water temperatures hit 59 degrees the fall bite should be going and these fish will be active on the weed edges and drop offs. The Heidel Bar and Sandstone will be very good action spots in the next week.
• Walleye are hard to pattern with the clear water, some fisherman have caught fish in 18-20 Ft of water on small chubs. The fishing pressure had not been very hard and locating these fish might be a night bite idea.
• Lake Trout are CLOSED until the first Sat. of January.